Gate.



No. 876,122: PATENTED JAN. 7. 1908. I. N. WILLIAMS,

GATE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.23,1907.

Tux NORRIS PlITERs C0), WASHINGTON, D C.

ISAAC N. WILLIAMS, OF FOLTZ, INDIANA.

GATE

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. '7, 1908.

Application filed March 23. 1907. Serial No. 364.186.

To allwhom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISAAC N. WILLIAMs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Foltz, in the county of Jefferson and State of Indiana, haveinvented a new and useful Gate, of which the following is aspecification.

The. invention relates to improvements in gates.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofgates, and to provide a simple and inexpensive gate, which will belight, strong and durable, and which may be readily adjusted tocounter-act sag.- gmg,

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claimshereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form,proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope ofthe claims, may be resorted to with.- out departing from the spirit orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawing :*Figure 1 is a side elevation of a gate, constructed inaccordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view partly insection. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view, illustrating theconstruction of the clip for clamping the inclined braces together.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawing.

1 and 2 designate vertical end bars, which may be constructed of anysuitable material, such as wood, angle iron, or tubular metal, and towhich is secured wire netting or fencing 3, or other woven wire, whichconstitutes the body of the gate. The connecting wires are stapled, orotherwise secured to the vertical end bars 1 and 2, which are connectedby extensible inclined braces 4, constructed of tubular metal and havingflattened ends 5, which are secured by suitable fastening devices 6 tothe end bar 1 of the gate. The end bar 1 is provided at its upper andlower portions with slots or bifurcations 7 to receive the flattenedends 5 of the inclined braccs,which are diagonally arranged and whichcross each other at the center of the gate. The other ends 8 of theinclined braces receive threaded rods or screws 9, which have flattenedouter ends 10, secured by suitable fastening devices 11 in slots orbifurcations 12 of the end bar 2 of the gate.

The tubular braces are diagonally arranged and extend from the cornersof the gate at one end thereof to within a short distance of the cornersat the other end of the gate. The screws or threaded rods 9 and thetubular braces form telescopic members, and the former receive nuts 13,which engage the ends 8 of the tubular braces and which are adapted toextend the diagonal braces for stretching the connecting Wires to thedesired tension. The extensible diagonal braces are adapted to maintainthe connecting wires at a high tension, and they may be adjusted fromtime to time to counter-act sagging.

After the diagonal braces have been properly adjusted, they are securedtogether at the point of crossing by a substantially U-shaped clip. 14,receiving the tubular braces and provided with a clip plate 15, which isretained on the sides of the clip by means of nuts .16. The terminals ofthe sides of the U-shaped clip are threaded to receive the nuts 16.

The fastening devices 6 and 10 constitute pivots and permit thenecessary oscillatory movement of the extensible diagonal braces,incident to the stretching of the flexible body portion of the gate.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A gate comprising end bars, a flexible body portion connecting theend bars, diagonally arranged tubular braces connected to one of the endbars, adjusting means connecting the said braces with the other end barand adapted to extend the said braces for stretching the flexible bodyportion of the gate, and a centrally arranged clip receiving andclamping the tubular braces.

2. A gate comprising end bars, a flexibl body portion connecting the endbars, and In testimony, that I claim the foregoing inclined diagonallyarranged bracing means as my own, I have hereto affixed my signacomposedof telescopic members and conture in the presence of two Witnesses.

nected with the end bars, adjusting-devices ISAAC N. WILLIAMS. 5 forextending the bracing means, and means Witnesses:

for clamping the diagonally arranged brac- I. M. BRIDGE,

ing means at the point of crossing. E. BAYLESS.

